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January 28, 2007

Two Strap Onto Apache To Retrieve Fallen Comrade

The comrades of a fallen Royal Marine in Afghanistan
strapped themselves to the weapons-support wings of an Apache
helicopter Monday in a dramatic recovery, seen on video which continues to amaze
people around the world.

Search And Rescue Ops Underway For Three Missing
Crewmembers

A search-and-rescue operation was underway Saturday to locate
three missing sailors following the crash of a Navy MH-60S Friday,
50 miles off the California coast. A fourth sailor died while being
treated on the USS Bonhomme Richard, after being pulled alive from
the water.

Ultra Long-Distance Call Between Explorers This Friday

It's A Plane, And It's Landing Here On The Highway!

A 1976 twin-engine Piper Aztec on a test flight from Fort Pierce
to St. Petersburg, FL, made an emergency landing on I-75 Friday
after both engines lost power, according to television station
Tampa Bay 10.

Aero-Terms!

"I don't think it was heroic or dangerous in any way.
At the end of the day it's our job to do things like
this."

Source: Gary Robinson, one of four Royal
Marines who participated in a daring rescue and recovery mission
Monday in Afghanistan. The four strapped themselves to the weapons
support pylons of two Apache helicopters to ride into a combat
zone, to retrieve the body of a fallen comrade.